Sexual battery - Oklahoma Sexual Assault Laws

In Oklahoma, the criminal charge of Sexual battery is classified as a Statutory Felony .

Sexual battery Crime & Punishment in Oklahoma :

The Oklahoma code § 1123 defines one degrees of the crime sexual battery, each with associated punishments. The degree of the crime depends on the specifics of the crime committed, with higher degrees of the charge generally receiving harsher punishments.

Severity

Sexual battery - Charge Description

Punishment

Felony STATUTORY

No person shall commit sexual battery on any other person. “Sexual battery” shall mean the intentional touching, mauling or feeling of the body or private parts of any person sixteen years of age or older, in a lewd and lascivious manner.

Sentence of 1-15 years

Oklahoma law allows sexual battery to be enforced as a statutory charge. This means that this charge can be applied to cases in which the victim is younger than the Oklahoma Age of Consent, even if the victim willingly engages in sexual relations with the defendant.

Sexual battery defined in other states :

Sexual battery is a charge in a total of eleven other state(s). The exact definition, charge type, and potential sentencing of this charge varying state to state. For further details please refer to the state page.

Court determines sentence; 20 years to life; Sentence not more than 30 years, or fined up to
$10,000, or both (up to 40 years for subsequent offense); Sentence of not more than 5 years, fine up to $5,000, or both; Up to 30 years (Subsequent offense is up to 40 years)

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